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Project Server 2007 ActiveX Component Can't Create Object: Cube build failure against SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

Update: so we are getting the "cannot connect to repository" error. Having rummaged around I have just seen reference to the need for SQL 2008 Native Client install also... gonna check this out next


So, i am seriously stuck on something... hopeing to work this through today but thought I would share:

Consider....

Server Architecture:
Server 1 : DB server SQL 2008 / AS2008 / rS2008
Server 2: App server MOSS2007, Project Server 2007, 2008 Reporting Services addin for SharePoint
Server 3: WFE including 2008 RS addin for SharePoint

Configuring Server 2 for CBS
- install Native Client - OK
- Install Management Objects (XMO/AMO) - Failed (higher version aleady availble)
- Install BC

Cube run fails due with Unable to Create ActiveX component... error

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972694

Ran the hotfix package mentioned for XMO and got the error "unable to connet to analysis services repository" - relates to native client

So as we are now in an unknown state I am now running the following action plan:-

- Revert VM lab back to stable point :)
- uninstall RS addin and reboot
- reapply Native Client, XMO/AMO, BC
- Run Cube (hopefully successfully)
- run XMO CU5 hotfix pacakge
- Run cube (hopefully successfully)
- reapply RS addin for sharepoint
- Run cube (hopefully successfully)

see you in 24hrs.....
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